But I pay a ridiculous amount of money for that connection (about 78 dollars for internet and landline phone).

Cheaper than in the US.

We pay $150 a month for basic analog cable, cable internet and telephone service. Telecoms and cable companies have complete control over the pricing schemes over here so prices have been left to skyrocket in recent years.

There are alternatives such a AT&T's U-Verse and fiber optic internet at only $50 a month. But to most older people over here like my mom dealing with paying a higher price is better than canceling Time Warner with a nice old fuck you and switching service providers.

It's a sort of compliance thing that most of the people from her generation share to just lay there and not care about certain issues.